Question 1

The emphasis on the anatomy of the nude woman figurine (Venus of Willendorf) suggests early man's interest in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   gold and jewels
B)   health and fertility
C)   athletic competitions
D)   the domestication of animalsE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Figures sculpted in the round can be defined as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   freestanding
B)   engraved
C)   high relief
D)   bas reliefE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

The figures in the deer hunt wail painting from Çatal Höyük are rendered in _____,which describes what a human body is,as opposed to its appearance from a specific viewpoint.

Accepted Answer

A)   the profile view
B)   a frontal view
C)   the composite view
D)   a three-quarter poseE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

What is bitumen?

Accepted Answer

A)   An engraved plaque
B)   A tarlike substance
C)   A type of clay
D)   A handle for a knifeE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Monuments from the Neolithic period in western Europe,such as Stonehenge,are characterized by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   megalithic architecture
B)   buildings without streets
C)   fortifications
D)   multistoried buildingsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

____ is the location of the most spectacular cave paintings that have been discovered.

Accepted Answer

A)   Italy
B)   England
C)   Germany
D)   FranceE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

____ was used almost exclusively for the representation of animals in Paleolithic art.

Accepted Answer

A)   Composite creature
B)   Foreshortening
C)   The profile view
D)   Linear perspectiveE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Bison licking its flank

Accepted Answer

A)   Marble
B)   Reindeer horn
C)   Terracotta
D)   BitumenE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

The convention of representing animals' horns in twisted perspective in cave paintings or allowing the viewer to see the head in profile and the horns from the front is termed ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   optical
B)   fanciful
C)   descriptive
D)   trueE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

What is a ground line?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is the baseline in which figures appear to stand.
B)   It is a measured line on the wall surface.
C)   It is an engraved line on the wall surface.
D)   It is a baseline in which figures appear to move around.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above A

Question 11

The painting rhinoceros,wounded man,and disemboweled bison is unique in Paleolithic art regarding the presence of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   a bison
B)   a male figure
C)   a bucrania
D)   an altar with bear skullsE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 12

____ is one of the primary characteristics of Neolithic society.

Accepted Answer

A)   Using bronze tools
B)   Domestication of animals and plants
C)   Building houses from megaliths
D)   Cave dwellingE) A) and B)
F) B) and C) B

Question 13

____ is the simplest and oldest method of spanning a passageway.

Accepted Answer

A)   Post and lintel
B)   Corbel vaulting
C)   Wattle and daub
D)   Mortise and tenonE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Whatever their purpose,one of the most outstanding differences between Neolithic figures,such as the human figure from Ain Ghazal and Paleolithic statues,is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   its large scale and sophisticated technique
B)   the representation of animals
C)   its placement in fortification walls
D)   its careful differentiation of genderE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

A henge,or ____,was a type of megalithic monument found almost exclusively in Britain.

Accepted Answer

A)   huge stones arranged in a diamond
B)   passage grave
C)   fortification wall inset with towers
D)   an arrangement of megalithic stones in a circleE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

The regular appearance of ____ distinguishes paintings produced in the Neolithic period from those in the Paleolithic period.

Accepted Answer

A)   bison
B)   human figures
C)   animals
D)   landscape elements such as trees and flowersE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

One of the suggested purposes for Paleolithic cave paintings is thought to have been ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   decoration for the cave
B)   insurance for the survival of the herd
C)   the creation myth of the tribal chief
D)   a record of the previous season's killsE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

In the Neolithic period,agriculture and raising stock became humankind's major food sources.Which area transitioned to these activities first?

Accepted Answer

A)   Western Europe
B)   France
C)   Great Britain
D)   Anatolia and MesopotamiaE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

What is a megalith?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is a great blue stone.
B)   It is volcanic rock quarried in Great Britain.
C)   It is a massive rock-cut stone.
D)   It is rock quarried in Jericho.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Çatal Höyük has a most remarkable mural,a landscape.Which statement best defines the term landscape?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is a picture of a natural setting in its own right with narrative content.
B)   It is a picture of a natural setting in its own right without any narrative content.
C)   It is a picture that must have trees and narrative content.
D)   It is a picture that must have trees and no narrative content.E) None of the above
F) B) and D) B

Exam 1: Art in the Stone Age

The emphasis on the anatomy of the nude woman figurine (Venus of Willendorf) suggests early man's interest in ____.

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Figures sculpted in the round can be defined as ____.

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The figures in the deer hunt wail painting from Çatal Höyük are rendered in _____,which describes what a human body is,as opposed to its appearance from a specific viewpoint.

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What is bitumen?

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Monuments from the Neolithic period in western Europe,such as Stonehenge,are characterized by ____.

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____ is the location of the most spectacular cave paintings that have been discovered.

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____ was used almost exclusively for the representation of animals in Paleolithic art.

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Bison licking its flank

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The convention of representing animals' horns in twisted perspective in cave paintings or allowing the viewer to see the head in profile and the horns from the front is termed ____.

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What is a ground line?

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The painting rhinoceros,wounded man,and disemboweled bison is unique in Paleolithic art regarding the presence of ____.

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____ is one of the primary characteristics of Neolithic society.

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____ is the simplest and oldest method of spanning a passageway.

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Whatever their purpose,one of the most outstanding differences between Neolithic figures,such as the human figure from Ain Ghazal and Paleolithic statues,is ____.

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A henge,or ____,was a type of megalithic monument found almost exclusively in Britain.

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The regular appearance of ____ distinguishes paintings produced in the Neolithic period from those in the Paleolithic period.

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One of the suggested purposes for Paleolithic cave paintings is thought to have been ____.

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In the Neolithic period,agriculture and raising stock became humankind's major food sources.Which area transitioned to these activities first?

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What is a megalith?

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Çatal Höyük has a most remarkable mural,a landscape.Which statement best defines the term landscape?

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